Rather excitingly there have been a number of chops and changes in a number of categories in this penultimate update. Let's start with the Top 5 for the week.
Weekly Top 5
1. Marnus Labuschagne - 244 - The Queenslander got the highest Ashes score so far in the second Test so is well worth his eight Cricketer of the Week award. Nobody has got more than 8 in one calendar year and there is one Test remaining in 2021.
2. Joe Root - 216 - This Ashes series is undoubtedly one of Root's darkest hours as captain.....but he is doing rather well in regards to points. With 365 points across two Tests only the imperious Labuschagne has done better.
3. Steve Smith - 199 - Another disappointing year for Smith who would have torn up these rankings had they existed prior to 2018. He is scheduled to finish second bottom just as he did in 2018 however he has finished with a top 3 score thanks to his 93 in the 2nd Test.
4. Dawid Malan - 170 - One of the bright spots of England's Ashes debacle. Finishes in the Top 5 for the first time since August. Moves into the Top 10.
5. Ben Stokes - 166 - It says something about Stokes that we expected his return to be glorious....but instead it has been average. Enough to just scrape into the Top 5 for the week.
Overall Top 5
1. Marnus Labuschagne - 5300 - He's finally done it! Having spent Weeks 13 to 34 in top spot, Marnus then went away for a little rest. He slipped into second the following week but has nipped it back at the next to last.
2. Simon Harmer - 5201 - A victim of the Covid cancellation of South African domestic cricket, the 2018 winner will have to be content with second this year.
3. Babar Azam - 4385 - Inactive this week but last year's Number One Cricketer in the World will now be this year's Number Three Cricketer in the World.
4. Joe Root - Was it ever in doubt? Root moves back into fourth spot. Will have to absolutely tear up trees in the third Test to get any higher. This will be his second successive fourth place finish.
5. Moeen Ali - 3953 - Down a place but there is nearly 1000 points between him and the nearest active player Ravichandran Ashwin. A Top 5 finish is assured.
Ones to Watch
The bottom spots look a bit tasty. Warner has been last place for a third of the year but is just 64 points off Steve Smith who is himself 83 off Kane Williamson in 16th.
Highest Players by Format
* = New Name
Long Form - *Joe Root - 3505
50 Over - Simon Harmer - 954
T20 - Babar Azam - 3214
Top 3 Averages
1. Simon Harmer - 185.75
2. Marnus Labuschagne - 182.76 (Up from 180.57)
3. Joe Root - 159.16 (Up from 156.79)
Lot of averages were improved this week, none more so than Steve Smith who added 6.27 to his weekly average taking it to 105. Peter Siddle leaked 5.32 points dropping him down to 135.79.
Highest Points by Discipline
Runs - *Marnus Labushcgane - 2770
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam - 610
Strike Rate - Moeen Ali - 890
Wickets = Simon Harmer= 2320
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer - 440
Economy - Simon Harmer - 1220
Fielding – Quinton De Kock – 660
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 100
Weekly List
Marnus Labuschagne 244
Joe Root 216
Steve Smith 199
Dawid Malan 170
Ben Stokes 166
David Warner 138
Peter Siddle 40
Glenn Maxwell 12
Peter Handscomb 12
Jasprit Bumrah dnp
Quinton De Kock dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Moeen Ali dnp
Kane Williamson dnp
Ravichandran Ashwin dnp
Virat Kohli dnp
Nicholas Pooran dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Overall List
Marnus Labuschagne 5300
Simon Harmer 5201
Babar Azam 4385
Joe Root 3979
Moeen Ali 3953
Quinton De Kock 3177
Ravichandran Ashwin 3031
Nicholas Pooran 2867
Peter Siddle 2580
Dawid Malan 2523
Glenn Maxwell 2433
Peter Handscomb 2271
Virat Kohli 2185
Jasprit Bumrah 2093
Ben Stokes 1970
Kane Williamson 1763
Steve Smith 1680
David Warner 1616
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